Candidate Unveils Plan To Slash Use Of Fossil Fuels
Washington Gov. Inslee said he seeks to ban drilling on public lands and end crude oil exports.
June 24, 2019
Health, Safety & Environment
Investor LGIM Dumps Exxon Mobil From Its Future World Funds
The divestment of Exxon Mobil only applies to LGIM's Future World Funds which it says are set up for clients who want to express a conviction on ESG themes.
June 21, 2019
US Safety Board Urges New Rules For Worker Protections In Drilling Operations
An investigation into an explosion at an Oklahoma natural gas drilling rig that killed five workers last year faulted inadequate training and equipment and called for new regulations, the U.S. safety regulator
June 12, 2019
West Virginia Supreme Court Sides With Antero In Horizontal Drilling Suit
For the second time this month, the West Virginia Supreme Court ruled on surface rights disputes between landowner and E&Ps.
June 10, 2019
Aging Enbridge Oil Pipelines Face Setbacks Over Fears Of Great Lakes Spills
Minnesota court rules that the environmental impact statements fail to address the risk of spills in Lake Superior.
June 10, 2019
BSEE Forms Investigation Panels Following Man Overboard, Fatality In GoM
The first investigation will focus on a man-overboard/missing person incident that occurred May 29 at Eugene Island Block 331 at Renaissance Offshore's Platform B, while the second will investigate a June 1 fatality at Chevron’s Green Canyon Block 205, Platform A (Genesis).
June 5, 2019
S.Korea Confirms Plans To Step Up Shift To Renewable Power
Asia's fourth-largest economy is shifting towards cleaner energy amid growing criticism over its air quality.
June 4, 2019
Energy Stocks And The Environment
U.S. asset managers have rushed to incorporate ESG (environmental, social and governance) factors in their funds. What does this portend for funding flow in energy, an area already striving to deliver a returns-based strategy to investors?
June 3, 2019
Opinion: The Story Behind Gas Leak Detection And The Terrible Price It Cost
Some of the new innovations being used to help detect leaks include fixed deployment of methane sensors in high consequence areas, aerial surveys using fixed wing, helicopter and drones.
June 3, 2019
US Vows First Oil Lease Sale In Alaska Arctic Refuge This Year
The U.S. Interior Department is determined to sell oil leases for the first time this year in the ecologically sensitive but presumably petroleum-rich coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a Trump administration official said on Thursday.
May 30, 2019